US Senate: The Best Government that Money can Buy
It has often been said, especially during the days of Joh Bjelke-Petersen's reign, that Queensland "has the best police that money can buy."
The same has often been said of members of the US government, including but not limited to Senator Ernest "Fritz" Hollings -- a/k/a the Senator from Disney -- proponent of legislation such as the Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act, which would have outlawed all digital technology which did not contain DRM, and would make the DMCA look like a minor nuisance, by comparison.
It seems that Senator Jay Rockefeller carries on this proud tradition of whoring oneself out for 'campaign contributions'. It's bad enough when talkback radio hosts become the paid mouthpieces of corporations, but when such behavior extends to legislators, it's unforgivable. Instead of "cash for comment", the US seem to have a system of "cash for statute".
Wired.com have the full story.
The same has often been said of members of the US government, including but not limited to Senator Ernest "Fritz" Hollings -- a/k/a the Senator from Disney -- proponent of legislation such as the Consumer Broadband and Digital Television Promotion Act, which would have outlawed all digital technology which did not contain DRM, and would make the DMCA look like a minor nuisance, by comparison.
It seems that Senator Jay Rockefeller carries on this proud tradition of whoring oneself out for 'campaign contributions'. It's bad enough when talkback radio hosts become the paid mouthpieces of corporations, but when such behavior extends to legislators, it's unforgivable. Instead of "cash for comment", the US seem to have a system of "cash for statute".
Wired.com have the full story.
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